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Technical Assessment

Prospective Applicant Technical Assessment Information Package

In this area you will find information available to the RIAI which may be useful to individuals preparing for Technical Assessment. There are three main types of information provided here:

• A report on the pilot exercise (please note that the system has been adjusted in a number of ways as a result of the pilot so some comments may relate to elements that have been changed).
• A copy of the presentation made at the Briefing Sessions (if the presentation is updated, the most recent version will be the one available here).
• Guidance documents developed by the Technical Assessment Board for use by Assessors
• Q&A Documents.

If you are considering applying for Technical Assessment, or are already in the process of preparing an application, the RIAI would be very grateful if you could complete and return the attached form:  RIAI – Technical Assessment Resource Planning

NB: Completing the form does not commit you to any course of action. Equally, not completing the form has no effect on you or your application. However, given that there is no way to anticipate exactly how many Technical Assessment applications will be made in total, or at any given time, providing this information will help the RIAI by giving us information to support resource allocation and planning. With this information the RIAI can work to ensure that the processing of Technical Assessment applications can be handled as quickly and effectively as possible. Having your details will also enable us to notify you if there are any important updates such as briefing meetings, or reports

Documents available to download:

• Technical Assessment Information Paper 7, September 2012
• Technical Assessment Information Paper 6, March 2012
  1. Welcome_Technical Assessment workshops Jan 2012.pdf
  2. The System_Technical Assessment workshops Jan 2012.pdf
  3. Making a Submission_Technical Assessment workshops Jan 2012.pdf
  4. Choices and decisions + workshop_Technical Assessment workshops Jan 2012.pdf

• Technical Assessment Information Paper 5, December 2011
• Technical Assessment Information Paper 4, November 2011
• Technical Assessment Information Paper 3, February 2011 
• Board Guidance to Assessors on assessing whether or not for a period of 10 years prior to 1 May 2008 the applicant had been performing duties commensurate with those of an architect  
• Board Guidance to Assessors on  providing their opinion 
• Technical Assessment Information Paper No 2, Nov_2010
• Technical Assessment Information Paper 1_Issue 4_25 November 2008
• Presentation given at Technical Assessment Briefing 18_12_09
• Q&A at Briefing Sessions and subequent email queries v#1 14 jan 2009
• RIAI – Technical Assessment Resource Planning
• Spread the cost of your technical assessment charges

If you have any queries about the Technical Assessment system you can send them to Margaret Hynds O’Flanagan, Admissions Director moflanagan@riai.ie

Queries about submitting an application should be directed to Antje Baeger Admissions Officer abaeger@riai.ie

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